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    Giant Grub Worm

    My wife took this pic of me holding a big grub worm. I found it inside a piece of rotten wood in my backyard. (ignore the manicure :o) http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/KMurphy/grubzilla.jpg
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    Historical Stock Performance Data

    Is there any website that may have spreadsheet data available for historical stock (or mutual fund, equite, commodity, etc.) performance or trends? I know you can pull any trend up on Yahoo or Google finance, but I need the raw data. If there is something out there, please let me know. The...
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    Does Anyone Remember

    I was eating pancakes this morning and all of a sudden, memories of tiger butter came rushing into my mind. My family used to eat there every weekend when I was young; their pancakes were the best. This was in Lufkin, TX. PC crowd shut it down though. :|
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    Woman Simplified

    Got this at work (don't know if it's a repost because I have a job) 1. To find a Woman you need Time and Money; therefore: Woman = Time * Money 2. Since time is Money: Time = Money 3. Therefore: Woman = Money * Money = Money^2 4. Since Money is the root of all Problems: Money...
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    YA401KQ

    Currently, I'm investing in my company's pre-tax retirement savings plan. I presently have a low income tax liability because I have 5 dependants (spouse and 4 children). My concern is how much I will be taxed when collecting during retirement. Due to my present low tax liability, is it...
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    Luvya Singing?

    Click the "Drivin'" link here (upper right quadrant): http://www.henryphillips.com/v2/media/index.htm
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    MS Money 2005 Questions

    Let me start off by stating that I?ve never used any financial software before. I normally use Excel for rudimentary budgeting functions. I?m looking at either MS Money 2005 or Quicken (wife prefers Money though). Main uses for the application will be the following: Track expenditures...
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    Forum Feature?

    Is there a feature to block out posts of selected authors; similar to the mute function for interactive gaming? Can all posts from certain members be blocked by other members in user preferences?
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    Spy vs Spy

    Is it a hate crime when the white spy kills the black spy?
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    Engineering Conversions

    I searched, but couldn't find a thread on this. Handy Engineering Conversions: Ratio of an igloo's circumference to its diameter = Eskimo Pi 2000 pounds of Chinese soup = Won ton 1 millionth of a mouthwash = 1 microscope Time between slipping on a peel and smacking the pavement = 1...
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    Calculator Recommendations for FE Exam

    I've searched the literature for the most popular calculators, but can't find one the fills the requirements and is legal per NCEES. Here are the minimum requirements: trigonometric functions (standard and inverse) hyperbolic functions symbolic pi square root and x^2 common and natural...
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    9600np POS

    I tried to upgrade video cards from an Asus V7700 Geforce 2 GTS to a PowerColor 9600np today. This is the single most difficult upgrade I have ever attempted. The Asus card is starting to flake out in 3D games by making a high pitched whining sound and displaying a blue background with white...
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    Cheap Replacement for GF2 GTS (Asus V7700)

    My existing 32MB GTS is starting to flake out in games by locking up hard and making a whining sound. The display goes to a blue background with white vertical pinstripes. At first I thought the high pitched whining sound was from the monitor, but I powered it off and the sound persisted...
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    Different Spark Plug Types in Same Engine

    What is the reason for Ford to put 3 copper and 3 platinum electrode spark plugs on some V6 engines? One of my co-workers has this arrangement on his late 90's Explorer and the manual specifies this for replacement to. I googled it, but couldn't find any relevant information. Thanks to any...
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    Firefly

    If anyone is interested, there is a petition site for the recently cancelled series Firefly that came on Friday nights (FOX) when the target audience was headed out the door for weekend celebration. I thought it was alright, better than what is replacing it (Fastlane ). If you care to add...
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    1st Turkey

    I'm cooking my first turkey tonight, wish me luck.
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    Super Volcanoes

    I was just watching a program on TDC or TLC about the caldera developing under Yellowstone. It has upended one side of a lake by 750mm since the last elevation survey and they estimated the size of the magma dome by seismic sensors. It seems quite large. My postulation is this: Can't an oil...
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    If you thought...

    Mullets Galore was funny, check out Camel Toe dot ORG May be offensive to certain members of the audience.
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    Walton & Johnson

    Did anyone hear that song that came on the other day called Voodoo Poonami (sp?)? It was pretty entertaining and had almost a Lou Reed sound. If anyone caught it, who performed it?
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    Physics Website - Cool Technical Resource

    I just discovered the website. Looks like it might be usefull to those of you still in college or anyone with an interest in the physical world. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html
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    Powerade Commercials

    Where can I find the Powerade Commercial of the young girl throwing a homerun ball all the way back to the catcher? I didn't know addcritic went pay per view.
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    deviantART.com - Anyone been here?

    I was doing a google search on how to rid myself of the cox logo in the internet explorer window and ran across this site. Some of the wallpapers here are awesome. Check out the themes too. If this place is old news, please disregard. http://www.deviantart.com/
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    It's been a long time`

    How's it going for you guys who remember this handle?
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    How do I split *.avi files

    I have a 1.5GB *.avi file that I need to burn onto two CD's. What application can I us to split it in two?
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    Edmunds Question for NFS4

    Are they incorrectly referring to the old style Chevy Blazer as the Trail Blazer here: http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/comparison/articles/43904/page005.html here: http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/comparison/articles/43904/page040.html and here...
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    1st time homebuying advice needed...

    I graduate in May with an BSEE; married with twin 6 month old boys and a little debt. I have a small student loan $10,000, 2 credit cards (5000 limit about %75 reached on both) and a car payment. I also qualify for a VA home loan and have my certificate in hand. I will be taking a job in...
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    FDISK can't see SCSI or IDE drives

    I've put together a system consisting of a Supermicro PIIIDR3 with onboard Adaptec single channel ulta 160 SCSI controller. There are two Seagate X15 U160 drives and an IBM 75GB IDE drive. The mainboard BIOS shows the IDE drive fine. Onboard SCSI configuration utility sees the two X15's (device...
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    C++ help needed -->

    I need to know if there is a function or class that can display data packets taken from a serial port in hexadecimal. Currently, all my data is coming out ASCII and I can't re-convert to hex. The data must be initially output in hex.
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    No more Oldsmobile?

    GM stopping development for Olds. I know the Olds lineup isn't inspiring, but that name has been around a long time.
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    Need advice for potential multiple job offers

    I graduate with a BSEE in May '01. I've already landed interviews with eight companies so far. I don't want to be in a position where the first one gives me an offer, then a week to decide. I either burn a bridge or miss out on a potentially better deal. Some people tell be to accept...
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    Maybe I'm a little slow today; I've been working too hard...

    but check out this page. http://www.512productions.com/majick/index.html
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    WMC -----> HMC?

    I don't know if this topic has been covered, but I just got an email about the class action suit against BuyComp.com. << NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION AND PROPOSED SETTLEMENT >> Should this have gone in Hot Deals since that's why that forum was created in the first place? I never...
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    Refresh Rate in Game Mode

    I know you could do this in win98, but I forgot the registry key to edit. So now, how do you change the refresh rate in game mode for win2k? I changed all the default values in the registry to 85Hz for all lower resolutions and deleted the lower resolutions; but when it drops into any game...
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    Diablo II -- Act II

    I'm stuck in the lost city, looking for the viper den to complete the horadric staff. I've been around and around the borders of the lost city area looking for the next area, but can't find anything; no breaks in the wall or extra underground passages. My character has advanced by four levels...
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    Diablo II crappiness

    I've finally managed to get it to install without crashing. I installed the 1.02 patch and the graphics still look like crap. TNT2 video card with SB Live sound card. I have the newest liveware drivers also. Where are the 5.30 Detonators for win2k? I've scoured the net and all I find are...
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    Gamma not flushing from school

    I have two (soon three) systems running GammuFlux 24/7. The buffers are set to flush every 30 blocks; but lately they are not flushing until about 100-150 blocks. Manual fluch command does not work. They are flushing to keys.dcypher.net. My two systems at home flush OK; so I guess it's the...